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The Ventura Gem & Mineral Society, Inc. (VGMS)
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September 2000.
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
Lapidary classes at the VGMS Museum will begin next month. The classes will consist of 5 sessions to be scheduled during October and taught by Wayne Ehlers and Greg Davis. A sign-up sheet will be circulated at our next meeting and the actual days will be announced during that time.
Our next field trip will be October 13-15, 2000 to "Gem-O-Rama 2000", the annual mineral show and field trips sponsored by the Searles Lake Gem & Mineral Society in Trona, CA. This is the only opportunity we have each year to collect fine evaporite minerals from Searles Dry Lake. Greg Davis will be giving details of this event.
The VGMS Gem & Mineral show will be March 3 & 4, 2001, which is less than 6 months away. There are many things that need to he done before our show. I will be asking for additional volunteers to fill positions on the Show Committee. Many have already volunteered. Meetings regarding our show will be held beginning in October. We need your support and input. I will be discussing our show at our next regular meeting.
The VGMS Museum is in need of a general clean up and maintenance. Recently, Wayne and Marie Ehlers spent many hours doing yard work in front of the museum. Thank you Wayne and Marie. There are many tasks both inside and outside that need to be done. A work day will be announced and a sign up list will be circulated. Please plan on helping.
Our next regular meeting will be on Wednesday, September 27, 2000. Write it on your calendar now...See you at the meeting.
Steve Mulqueen,
President.
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PROGRAM FOR SEPTEMBER 27, 2000.
Dr. Robert S. Gray, Chairman of the Geology Dept. at Santa Barbara City College will be giving the lecture at our next meeting entitled "Island Mammoths of the Northern Channel Islands". The Mammoth lecture will encompass new ideas and discoveries never before presented. Many new slides will be included in his presentation.
Kathryn Davis,
Program Chairman.
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FIELD TRIP REPORT.
Saturday's trip to the Ventura beach was sparsely attended due to graveside services for Gordon Cunningham that same day. No whale bone was found but a lot of colorful rock was collected.
I hope to see everyone at the Trona/Searles outing, October 14 & 15.
November is one of the best months weather wise for field trips, but is also filled with conflict of interest. Veterans Day falls on our traditional weekend and many are preparing for and involved in Oxnard's show the weekend of the 18th & 19th. A decision will be made though and announced as soon as possible. It may be that we'll have to schedule for the first weekend that month.
Happy Hunting!
Greg Davis,
Field Trip Chairman.
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IN MEMORY:
GORDON CUNNINGHAM.
We are again saddened by the loss of one of our members, Gordon Cunningham. Gordon passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2000. Gordon was an active member of our club who was always willing to help out on club events such as our mineral shows and work detail at the VGMS museum. A few years ago Gordon helped other club members move several tons of rock from a home in Santa Paula. He always had a smile on his face, "no matter how heavy the rock". Please keep Gordon in your prayers and Sharon in mind during this difficult time.
Submitted by:
Steve Mulqueen.
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2000 CFMS CLUB SHOWS.
SEPTEMBER 23-24; DOWNEY, CA - The Delvers Woman's Club of Downey, 9813 Paramount Blvd., Hours: Sat 10-6: Sun. 10-4, Angie Harwood (562) 692-4540, E-mail clistor@yahoo.com.
SEPTEMBER 23; LOS ALTOS, CA - Peninsula Gem & Geology Society, Los Altos Rancho Shopping Center, Foothill Expressway & Springer Road, Hours: 9:30 to 4:45, Frank Dina (650) 907-3424.
SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 1; NAPA, CA - Napa Valley Rock & Gem Club, Napa Valley Exposition, 575 Third St., Hours: 10-5, Gaylord Jerde (707) 552-2324.
SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 1; VISTA, CA - Vista Gem & Mineral Society, Brengle Terrace Community Recreation Center, 12000 Vale Terrace Drive, Hours: 10-5 both days, Mary Anne Mital (760) 758-4599, Tony Meredith (760) 945-2392.
OCTOBER 4-15; FRESNO, CA - Fresno Gem & Mineral Society, Fresno County Fairgrounds, 1121 Chance Ave. Hours: 10-10 daily except Fri. and Sat 10-11, Al Weymouth (559) 323-8324.
OCTOBER 7-8; TURLOCK, CA - The Faceters Guild of Northern California Inc., Stanislaus County Fairgrounds, 900 N. Broadway St., Hours: 10-5; Sun. 10-4, Al Whitney (209) 465-9588.
OCTOBER 14-15; GRASS VALLEY, CA - Nevada County Gem & Mineral Society, Nevada County Fairgrounds-Main Street, 11228 McCourtney Road, Hours: 10-5 both days, Vicky Van Why (530) 477-6825.
OCTOBER 14-15; TRONA, CA - Searles Lake Gem & Mineral Society, 13337 Main St., Hours: Sat. 8-5; Sun. 8-4, Bonnie Fairchild (760) 372-5356, FAX (760) 372-4977.
OCTOBER 14-15; VICTORVILLE, CA - Victor Valley Gem & Mineral Club, San Bernardino County Fairgrounds, 14800 7th Street, Hours: Sat. 9-5; Sun. 9-4, Brett Ward (760) 948-1232.
OCTOBER 21-22; CANOGA PARK, CA - Woodland Hills Rock Chippers, Inc., Canoga Park Community Center, 7248 Owensmouth Ave., Hours: Sat. 10-5, Mary Walker (805) 578-9886 or Rockwalker2000@cs.com.
OCTOBER 21-22; ANDERSON, CA - Shasta Gem & Mineral Society, Shasta District Fairgrounds, Hours; 10-5 both days, Alex Stoltz (530) 474-4400.
OCTOBER 21-22; EL CAJON, CA - El Cajon Gem & Mineral Society, El Cajon Valley Masonic Temple, 695 Ballantyne St., Hours; 10-5 both days.
OCTOBER 21-22; PLACERVILLE, CA - El Dorado County Mineral & Gem, El Dorado County Fairgrounds, 150 Placerville Dr., Hours; 10-5 both days, Jackie Cerrato (530) 677-2975.
OCTOBER 21-22; SANTA ROSA, CA - Santa Rosa Mineral & Gem Society, Veteran's Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Ave., Hours; Sat. 10-6: Sun. 10-5, Bonnie Wood (707) 869-9385, steelie@ap.net.
OCTOBER 21-22; WHITTIER, CA - Whittier Gem & Mineral Society, Whittier Masonic Temple, 7604 Greenleaf Ave., Hours: Sat 10-6; Sun. 10-5, Jay Valle (626) 934-9764.
OCTOBER 28-29; ANTIOCH, CA - Antioch Lapidary Club, Contra Costa County Fairgrounds, 10th and L St., Hours: 10-5 both days, Charles Taylor (925) 229-3215.
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IN MEMORIUM:
WARD GRANGE.
Former member Ward Grange died July 8, 2000 at his residence in Oak View. Ward was not too active in club activities, but he did enjoy the picnics and parties, and spent long hours working in the museum. He worked with Art, Ray, Bruno, Dorr, and Bill Vient making shelves, repairing and cleaning cases, getting the museum ready for opening day.
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COMMUNITY EDUCATION.
Ray opened the museum for a tour on July 13th for a group of home study students. Unfortunately there was a problem and the group did not arrive.
In August, Ray gave a tour of the museum to a day care group, ages from 5 to 10. There were 6 children and one adult.
Florence Meisenheimer.
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FAIR - SEASIDE PARK.
The Ventura County Fair is now history. I want to thank all of you who entered cases and individual pieces in competition. Most of you did very well.
Thank you Steve and Susan Mulqueen for the club case. It was very attractive. Also a heartfelt thank you to all who helped with set-up and tear down, Richard & Shirley Bromser, Greg Davis, David Mautz, Nancy Thompson and my wife Florence.
Thank you to Red & Nancy Jioras, Kathryn Davis, and Wayne Ehlers for making time to demonstrate. Educating the public is what it is all about.
Thanks to all of you who walked the floors and kept the cases clean.
The assistance of all of you volunteers is more important than you know. There could not be a Fair without so many willing volunteers.
Ray Meisenheimer.
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CFMS SHOW & CONVENTION,
Riverside, CA,
August 4, 5 & 6, 2000.
Ray and I traveled to Riverside Friday to see the show and visit. There were many beautiful exhibits and outstanding competitive cases, some with very high scores.
The meeting opened at nine Saturday morning with 80 delegates and 22 chair and committee persons.
Gold Coast Treasure Hunters Club is delinquent in dues and Pomona Rockhounds Club has disbanded. There are 11,056 CFMS members. Of course those of us who belong to more than one club are counted 2 or 3 times.
Richard Knox, Museum Committee Chair has put together a lovely case of various forms of jewelry and artwork by Federation Artists. Some of the artists are no longer living. So that these lovely pieces of artwork are not lost on some dusty self or back drawer he has succeeded in having them donated to CFMS. Richard hand carries these specimens to club shows if clubs are interested. He also has an intarsia of the Golden Bear over the states of Nevada and California, and a fossilized stem section of a giant club moss from an eastern coal swamp, a specimen of camel dung and hopes to acquire enough nice fossils to make a suitable display.
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FINANCIAL REPORT,
Jack Williams.
The financial advisory committee has invested the CFMS funds well, but with ever increasing expenses they are investigating ways to increase income. Income from gem shows which CFMS depended on is down.
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FUTURE CFMS SHOWS.
2001 - Paso Robles Fairgrounds June 22, 23, 24.
2002 - Las Vegas was priced out by the hotels, so it's open for bids.
2003 - Open, but one or two clubs are thinking about it.
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ZZYZX EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES.
Earth science studies at ZZYZX will be March 25 to April 1, 2001. The price will probably be the same -- $220 per person.
Florence Meisenheimer.
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WORDS TO LIVE BY.
Time heals all things except a leaky faucet.
Experience is a good teacher but she sends terrific bills.
If it's free it is advice. If you pay for it--it's counseling. If either can be used--it's a miracle.
LOST--Dog with 3 legs, blind in left eye, missing right ear, broken tail, recently castrated, answers to the name of "Lucky".
Submitted by:
Wayne Ehlers.
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CABOCHON CLASS.
Would you like to learn how to cut and polish cabochons? Our Fall class will be held on Monday evenings starting October 2 from 7 to 9 pm at the Museum/Workshop. The shop is located at 5019 Crooked Palm Road in Ventura. The class will go for 5 weeks ending October 30th. This is a good time to learn how to use our slab and trim saws as well as the grinder-polishers. This is a hands-on class so wear working clothes. Bring your own rocks to cut and polish if you like, but there will be plenty of rocks already there and available. New members who have not seen our Museum will be able to see it. If you want to come early there will be members there to show you through. There will be a sign-up sheet at the September meeting. If you can't be there give one of us listed below a call to get on the list. Former students are welcome but we do ask that they let new students have priority on the machines.
Greg Davis 647-9214,
Wayne Ehlers 482-6830.
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SHOP TIPS.
A few years ago I had trouble getting my cabs to properly fit the belt buckle findings that I purchased at Quartzsite or at various gem shows. When I examined the buckles more carefully I discovered that most of them are not flat but are curved. It was very easy to solve this problem by curving the back of the cab being fitted to the buckle so that the parts fitted together properly. The curve of the grinding wheel made it easy to get this curve. Now my buckles fit together much better and I have less trouble with tightening or losing the screws holding the parts together. Not all buckles are curved so that it is necessary to check them when fitting your cab to the buckle. If the cab is too loose, it can be tightened by placing a cardboard or paper behind the cab. If paper or cardboard is used one should avoid getting the buckle wet as much as possible.
Contributed by:
Wayne Ehlers.
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MINUTES OF VGMS REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING,
July 26, 2000.
The regular monthly meeting of the VGMS was called to order by President Steve Mulqueen at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, July 26, 2000, at the Bijou Room of the Lexington, 5440 Ralston, Ventura, CA. The group was led in the flag salute.
Sharlyne Holloway reported that there were no guests or Pebble Pups at the meeting.
Steve Mulqueen reminded members that the Ventura County Fair will be coming up very soon. Susan Mulqueen and Inez Shakman are working on the club case for the Fair. Those wishing to exhibit should speak to Ray Meisenheimer. Set up will be July 28, 29, 30.
Sharon Cunningham said there were no new members. She added that the club will need more membership brochures for handouts at the Fair.
Steve Mulqueen announced show dates for the following shows: September 16-17, Santa Lucia Rockhounds; August 4, 5, 6, CFMS show in Riverside; October - AFMS show in Moab, Utah. Steve then displayed a book, donated by Marie Haake, about the T-Rex named "Sue". Finally, Steve said that he had applications for "California Geology" magazine for those wishing to subscribe.
Greg Davis announced that the field trip for September 9th will be a beach trip to Faria Beach. Details will be given in the next bulletin. Greg will also be contacting JPL to arrange a tour.
Wayne Ehlers reported that Bill and Marian Vient are now living in Pasadena. Their address will be listed in the next bulletin.
Richard Bromser reported the current bank balance.
John McCabe donated some photos of Bruno for the web site.
Following the raffle, David Mautz gave a demonstration on fossil cleaning.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Jioras,
Secretary.
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MINUTES OF THE VGMS BOARD MEETING,
September 7, 2000.
The regular board meeting of the VGMS was called to order September 7, 2000 at the VGMS Museum, 5019 Crooked Palm Rd, Ventura, CA at 7:30 pm by President Steve Mulqueen.
Steve announced the passing on Sunday Sept. 3rd of Gordon Cunningham. Gravesite services at 2:00 pm on Saturday, Sept. 9th at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park. Our condolences and hearts go out to Sharon and family.
Wayne Ehlers: The fall cab class will begin Monday evening, October 2nd, 7-9 pm at the Museum and extend thru October 30th. All welcome! Bring your own material or pick from a selection of slabs at the workshop.
Ray Meisenheimer: Oxnard College has been contacted and a field trip to the geology lab is a possibility on some Saturday. Greg will contact Steve Grayson for more information.
Richard Bromser: CPR classes are available from several organizations at $25-$35 per person (all day classes). Names of those interested will be taken and arrangements made. A date will be set soon for pricing Country Store items. The Bruno Donation Fund towards the club now stands at $310.00.
Florence Meisenheimer: Additional information on club insurance coverage by CFMS Insurance Chairperson, Fred Ott was submitted to Greg Davis. Copies will be available to those interested.
The Oxnard club workshop was burglarized for a second time in 3 weeks, with silver working tools and materials taken. The silver class has been postponed until further notice.
Steve Mulqueen: Sharon Cunningham has located and made arrangements for our Christmas Party (Wednesday, December 13th) at Millies on Victoria Ave. in Ventura.
Docent training for those able to assist with our museum will be arranged soon.
Numerous fossil and mineral donations to the club have been received from Opal Benson.
Steve also wanted to thank Wayne and Marie Ehlers for their time spent cleaning the yard around the museum.
There not being a quorum no action was taken and the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Greg Davis.
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MINUTES OF THE VGMS MONTHLY MEETING,
August 23, 2000.
The regular monthly meeting of the VGMS was called to order by President Steve Mulqueen at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, August 23, 2000, at the Bijou room of the Lexington, 5440 Ralston, Ventura. CA. The group was led in the flag salute.
Guests present were Jason Badgley and Troy Martin. Members were encouraged by Steve Mulqueen to take some blank applications home with them to give to people interested in the club.
Richard Bromser reported that the club earned $11.00 for 2nd place club case at the Fair. $75.00 was donated to the museum fund by members of the Buena Vista Museum. Finally, interest was earned in the bank account.
Ray Meisenheimer thanked club members for their help at the Fair. He then reported that Opal Benson's backyard is nearly clean. When he has all the rocks and fossils organized he will sell them to club members. Ray gave a museum tour to 6 people today. Ray and Steve Mulqueen will be giving a docent training class in about a month.
Steve Mulqueen said that Oak View School is vacant and he asked club members to write letters to the school district requesting the property for VGMS museum. The address is as follows: Office of Supervisor Susan Lacey, Attn: Steve Offerman, 800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura, CA 93009. The phone number is 805-654-2703.
Steve Mulqueen then announced that he will head the show committee and asked for volunteers to fill the rest of the positions. The new positions are as follows:
Show Chair-Steve Mulqueen;
Dealer/Demo Dealer Chair-Kathryn Davis;
Exhibitor Chair-Steve & Susan Mulqueen;
Exhibitor Case Assembly-Volunteers;
Fairgrounds Contact-Richard Bromser;
Table Layout & Setup-Volunteers;
Publicity-Inez Shakman;
Hospitality-Nancy Jioras & Sharlyne Holloway;
Security-Wayne Ehlers;
Treasurer-Richard Bromser;
Programs-Greg & Valli Davis;
Food/Refreshments-Bonnie Demianiw;
Country Store-Shirley Layton;
Plant Sale-Marie Haake, Marie Ehlers, Susan Mulqueen;
Donation Awards, Tickets, Case & Raffle-To be Announced;
Game Booth -Brace-Thompson Family;
Silent Auction -Ray & Florence Meisenheimer;
Video Presentations-Steve Mulqueen.
The first meeting will be scheduled in October.
Greg Davis reminded members that the field trip will be held on September 9 at Noon at Faria Beach. Low tide is at 2:00 pm. The group will meet at the free parking area north of the RV Highway parking. The October trip will be to the Trona show. The November trips will possibly be an overnight trip to the desert.
Members were informed the Santa Lucia Rockhounds show is September 16-17. This is John McCabe's club.
Wayne Ehlers will be starting a new lapidary class in October.
After the raffle, the presentation was given by Red and Nancy Jioras and Kathryn Davis. The slides, photos and specimens were examples of what was found on their vacation to Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and Arizona in July. They will camp at the reservoir for one week. Anyone who would like to join them are welcome to come along.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Jioras,
Secretary.
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COAST GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
The website address for the Coast Geological Society is: www.coastgeologicalsociety.org/.
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P. L. A. C. REPORT,
August 5th, 2000.
The Memorandum of Understanding on the Hauser Geode Bed Area was completed early this year. Some of the details are still in progress; such as maps, brochures, signs, etc. As materials become available from the BLM we hope to obtain copies for all CFMS organizations. We have supplied a basic map with this report which also lists excerpts from the MOU. After walking around the Hauser Geode Area, it became very apparent that numerous deposits of volcanic ash, west of the primary wash where most people have dug in the past, have not been explored. Several seams of agate, sardonyx, jasper, etc., to the east show very little past activity.
The NECO Plan has been delayed. It sounds as if the initial draft will be out sometime this fall. We encourage every society to obtain a copy and make written comments. Based on talk among the agencies involved, it sounds as it we can expect additional restrictions in access and use of public lands. Only by staying involved can we assure our concerns and needs are considered.
Several different land management agencies are presently working on "new" off. road management plans. The Yuma, Arizona, BLM office held a meeting on July 27th to obtain comments from the public. Their management responsibility includes the Colorado River and land up to 5 miles on the California side of the river. We will be submitting written comments before the deadline date in August.
The potential gold mine in the Indian Pass Area of Imperial County has been delayed based on input from the Quechan Indian Nation. The federal property involved is several miles from the Indian Reservation but the executive order of a few years ago gives the tribes a good deal of leverage. This new bargaining position has resulted in several changes in use of federal land for the general public.
The issue of paying fees for use of public lands continues to accelerate. While we have been opposed to paying fees, the reality is that several areas already are charging fees and others undoubtedly will in the future. Our primary goal now is to try to assure that fees are reasonable and equitable. We (PLAC) suggest that all clubs, societies, etc. select someone from your organization to contact all the governmental agencies in your area to see if they are planning any changes in use of public lands including possible fees. If so, get involved!! As we all know, it is much easier to effect changes in their proposed management plan during the planning process than after the fact.
Jim Strain,
Chairman, PLAC.
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If you are on the Internet and wish to get show information by browsing our web page (www1.iwvisp.com/tronagemclub, note: number 1 in www1) instead of through the U.S. Mail, let us know by e-mail and we will take you off our Gem-O-Rama mailing list. Gem-O-Rama 2000 Show Announcement. Despite much tighter, government imposed, water quality regulations for lake brine this year, IMC Chemical Inc. is still allowing the collection of rare Searles Lake minerals from its private lands. But only during the annual show of the Searles Lake Gem & Mineral Society. This is a once a year opportunity for mineral collectors to participate in field trips to a very large, recently deposited, saline mineral ore body. IMCC does ask that visitors remember that Searles Lake not only has rare minerals, it is also a working mine producing over 1.7 millions tons per year of inorganic chemical products.FIELD TRIP TIMES - same as last year. On the 9 a.m. Saturday mud tour up to 500 people collect from gooey, black mud containing very large hanksite and borax crystals and clusters weighing up to 100 pounds The mud minerals should be good again this year. These specimens can be washed at the site or bottles of brine are sold at the show. During the 2:30 p.m. Saturday blow hole tour to Searles Lake, collectors can watch IMCC technicians jet a well to bring tons of specimen grade hanksite, borax, sulfohalite, trona, and cubic halite onto the dry salt surface for visitors to collect. Each year this tour draws up to 800 people and is believed to be the largest mineral collecting tour in the country. The 9 a.m. Sunday brine pool tour will be to brine pools containing the beautiful, naturally pink, Searles Lake halite. To collect pink halite students will need a heavy spud bar (rent at show) or a crowbar and heavy hammer, and they may get your feet wet with the salt brine. Each tour is guided by geologists, technicians or engineers knowledgeable in Searles Lake.. Registration for all Searles Lake tours begins one hour before departure and requires a $5 donation per vehicle. The Saturday tours will be 2 ½ hours long, and provide 2 hours at the site. There will be an option of 4 hours at the brine pool site on Sunday for an extra $5. Good collecting is possible without special equipment, but the best collecting requires sacrificial clothes, sturdy shoes (rubber boots are better), gloves, garden tools, a heavy spud bar and hammer, a pad to kneel on, and bags or trays for your "loot". If desired, all necessary tools can be purchased at the show. The show will again provide bus tours of the chemical extraction plants of IMC Chemical Inc. These tours have knowledgeable guides to explain the complex procedures needed to recover products. We will also provide information for self-guided tours of the Trona Pinnacles National Scenic Area (the site of many movies and TV commercials). Unfortunately, it presently looks like insurance and liability problems will again preclude the show from sponsoring the Saturday night field tour to collect fluorescent minerals and rocks. In addition to mineral collecting tours, a free indoor mineral show is open from 8am to 5pm on Saturday and 8am to 4pm Sunday. This includes: 21 mineral dealers, auction and counter sales of Searles Lake Minerals, general store, 50 hobby and mineral displays, demonstrations of arrowhead and gemstone faceting, catered cafeteria with large eating area which will serve lunch 10-4 both days and dinner, Friday 5-8 and Saturday 5-7, free bus tours through one of IMC's large chemical plants, and geode cutting and sales. Also open will be the Old Guest House Museum and the Trona History House with its historic caboose and fire engine. The Trona Community Church will have a pancake breakfast both mornings. And IMC Chemical and the SLG&MS will allow supervised dry camping (RV and tent) at the Valley Wells Area five miles north of the show. For RV'ers wanting full hook-up, the Trona Trailer Park has limited spaces. |
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GEM-O-RAMA 2000.
59th Annual Show - Sponsored by Searles Lake Gem & Mineral Society.
October 14-15, 2000 Saturday 8AM to 5PM - Sunday 8AM to 4PM,
SLG&MS Lapidary and Show Building,
13337 Main St. (corner of Main & Trona Rd.),
TRONA, CALIFORNIA.
OUTSTANDING SHOW - FREE ADMISSION,
FIELD TRIPS:
SEARLES DRY LAKE - register 2 hour before departure (1 hour Saturday Afternoon);
Mud Trip - 2 1/2 hours - Departs Sat. 9AM - Cluster & pancake hanksite, trona, borax - $5 per car;
Blow Hole - 2 1/2 hours - Departs Sat. 2:30PM - Hanksite, halite, borax, sulfohalite dry surface - $5 per car;
Pink Halite - 4 1/2 hours - Departs Sun. 9AM - In brine, under hard salt -$10 per car ($5 if out by 11:30AM);
Pinnacles National Natural Landmark - Self guided, info at show - FREE;
IMC Chemical Plants - Sat 11:00AM to 2:45PM, Sun. 11:00AM to 12:30PM - in bus - FREE.
SEARLES LAKE PINK HALITE
FROM THE SOURCE - WHOLESALE PRICES and at AUCTION,
OTHER SEARLES LAKE MINERALS - All Donated by IMC Chemicals.
OTHER SHOW ACTIVITIES:
21 Dealers - 50 exhibits - Geode cutting and sales - Demonstrations - Games - Gem dig - Free parking;
Snacks & drinks - Grand Prize Drawing - Hourly door prizes;
Catered Cafeteria (in show building) - LUNCH: Sat. and Sun. - 10AM to 4PM;
DINNER: Fri. and Sat. - 5PM to 8PM.
COMMUNITY EVENTS:
PANCAKE BREAKFAST - TRONA COMMUNITY CHURCH (2 blocks north of show);
Sat 6 to l0AM, Sun. 6 to 10AM - Adults $3.00, children under 7 $1.00;
Large groups - make advanced reservations for prompt service - call (760)372-5106;
HISTORY HOUSE & OLD GUEST HOUSE MUSEUM - Sat l0AM to 4PM, Sun. l0AM to 2PM;
TRONA ELKS LODGE DINNER - Sat. 5PM to 7:30PM, Adults $7 - public is welcome.
ACCOMMODATIONS:
VALLEY WELLS RECREATION AREA - 5.3 miles north of show, $5/vehicle (dry camp, no resv.);
TRONA TRAILER PARK - 81898 Trona Rd., Trona CA 93562 (760)372-5371 or (909)797-0546 9-5 M-F,
Limited full hookup: $20/night - dry camp: $10/night, first come/first served, reserve early;
DESERT OASIS MOTEL - 84368 Trona Rd., Trona, CA (760)372-5271.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Visit our web page at www1.iwvisp.com/tronagemclub, or call Bonnie Fairchild (760)372-5356.
Note: final times and prices will be published on web page 4 weeks before show.
THANKS FOR COMING - HAVE A SAFE TRIP.
Searles Lake Gem & Mineral Society.
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